Joseph Yobo has disclosed how African football icon Stephen Keshi built him up to become Nigeria's captain.
Thanks to an impressive outing with Nigeria U20 at the 1999 Fifa U20 World Cup, Yobo caught the attention of Super Eagles selectors.
And on 24 March 2001, he made his senior national team bow against Zambia in an Africa Cup of Nations clash that ended 1-1 in Chingola.
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In his third outing against Namibia at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium, he captained the country for the first time ever as Yakubu Ayegbeni and Ishola Shuaibu scored in the 2-0 win.